The American, who has never worked on the Moon, has remained a big names in the American lunar program, known worldwide for having pronounced the famous “Houston, we have a problem”.
Embodied on the big screen by Tom Hanks in the eponymous blockbuster “Apollo 13” released in 1995, his composure during this chaotic space odyssey earned him a large recognition.
Launched on April 11, 1970, nine months after the first historic steps of Neil Amstrong on the Moon, the mission piloted by Jim Lovell alongside the astronauts Fred Haise and Jack Swigert had to land on the star.
But an explosion had occurred in full flight, causing an oxygen leak, upset these plans.
“Houston, we have a problem,” Jim Lovell said laconically at the NASA control center.
America, which already considered these flights as a routine, was then projected live in a unprecedented tragedy, three men risking staying forever in space.
Thanks to the composure of the commander and the NASA, the trio had happily got out, managing to come back safe and except to earth.
